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U.S. Copyright Office
This site contains everything from forms for copyright registration to information about U.S. copyright laws and intellectual property laws in other countries.
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Search Copyright Records: Registrations and Documents
Part of the U.S. Copyright Office site, here is where you can search records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978. There are also instructions for searching the more advanced Library Of Congress Information System (LOCIS) here.
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Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests For Copyright Office Records
The Copyright Office maintains records of deposits, registrations, recordations, and other documents related to copyright registration. Find out more about what kinds of records are available and how to request them here.
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What Is Copyright Protection?
This page covers the basic definitions regarding copyrights using the Berne Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property (Berne Convention) - not a U.S. based site.
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Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center
This is a very complete guide on "fair use" with a myriad of resources.
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The American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
ACE is a database of song titles licensed by ASCAP in the United States. ACE is not the only licensing organization in the United States, and it may not be the correct licensing agent for the song you wish to license. You can find out what you need to do in terms of licensing here. If you cannot find the song you are looking for in the ASCAP database, please read their FAQ for futher information.
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BMI
BMI represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. Find out about licensing here.
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SESAC, Inc.
SESAC, Inc., is another performing rights organization. You can search their database for songs, composers and publisher information.
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Music Copyright Information
Kyle Kaiser provides a little bit of information in an article called "Internet alive with sounds of music" about how you must copyright songs by others that you wish to use on your website.
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International Copyright Organizations
Societies and Rights Organizations for authors, composers, and publishers, etc., from around the world can be found here.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Here you can search the patent and trademark databases, as well file patents and trademarks. There is also an abundance of information on patents and trademarks.
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International Trademark Association
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership association that has members from over 170 countries whose purpose is to protect and support the rights of trademark owners.
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Basic U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
Thomas G. Field, Jr., Professor of Law at the Franklin Pierce Law Center provides this very interesting page of information.
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The IP Mall
The IP Mall is a huge resource that has loads of intellectual property information and links to the best intellectual property sites on the Net.
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Patents, Trademarks & Copyright, Best Of The Internet
The New Hampshire State Library put together this outstanding collection of resources.
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Intellectual Property Resources From FindLaw
Here is a huge collection of information on copyright, patents, trademarks, and cyberspace law.
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National Inventor Fraud Center
This site's purpose is to provide information to consumers about invention promotion companies and keep inventors from becoming victims of fraud.
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State Trademark Agencies and Databases
This site is a collection of links to state agencies and trademark databases that are available online.
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European Patent Office
This site contains important news and information about patents in Europe.
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esp@cenet
This is the European Patent Office gateway to search for international patent information.
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Governments on the WWW: Intellectual Property Institutions
The site provides links to various intellectual property offices in each country.
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World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to the protection of intellectual property.
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Intellectual Property Digital Library
The Intellectual Property Digital Library Web site is a portal to intellectual property data collections hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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Japan Patent Office
This site contains information about patents in Japan.
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Japan Patent Office's Industrial Property Digital Library
You may search for patents and trademarks in Japan's Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) here.
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Trade Secrets Home Page
R. Mark Halligan, Esq., has a wonderful page on trade secrets law.
